PERI: Air Toxics at School Index

Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

School	South Grafton Elementary
Street	90 Main Street
City	South Grafton
State	MA
Number of students	294
Student % minority	33%
Type	Regular School
Status	1
Level	Elementary
Data Source	CCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school	115
Number of chemicals affecting school	67
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)	71st
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)	92,225
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)	91st
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)	2,269
Toxic Hazard	151.88

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.03 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.16 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Toxic Hazard
CERTAINTEED LLC	Saint-Gobain	50.75
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.	STERIS	49.59
CHROMA COLOR CORP	Arsenal Capital Partners	9.86
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITY	Avient Corporation	4.58
WYMAN-GORDON CO	Berkshire Hathaway	4.34

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Top chemicals

Chemical	Toxic Hazard
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.)	69.15
Ethylene oxide	49.59
Chromium	13.62
Nickel	5.26
Cadmium compounds	4.32
Maleic anhydride	3.35
Diisocyanates	2.55
Antimony compounds	1.07
Dicyclopentadiene	0.84
Acrylonitrile	0.38
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)	0.36
Chlorine	0.27
Peracetic acid	0.26
Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)	0.14
Formaldehyde	0.12
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	0.06
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)	0.06
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	0.06
Nickel compounds	0.06
Nitric acid	0.05
Benzene	0.03
Acetonitrile	0.03
Butyl acrylate	0.02
Certain glycol ethers	0.02
Lead	0.02
Pyridine	0.02
Copper	0.02
Lead compounds	0.02
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)	0.02
Phthalic anhydride	0.01
Phenol	0.01
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	0.01
Zinc compounds	0.01
Cyanide compounds	0.01
Xylene (mixed isomers)	0.01
Methyl tert-butyl ether	0.00
Aluminum (fume or dust)	0.00
Styrene	0.00
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)	0.00
Methanol	0.00
Toluene	0.00
Vinyl acetate	0.00
N,N-Dimethylformamide	0.00
Ethylene glycol	0.00
Acetophenone	0.00
Silver compounds	0.00
o-Xylene	0.00
Acrylic acid	0.00
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	0.00
Ethyl acrylate	0.00
Methyl methacrylate	0.00
Naphthalene	0.00
Ethylbenzene	0.00
Mercury	0.00
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)	0.00
Silver	0.00
3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate	0.00
Formic acid	0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene	0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone	0.00
Cumene	0.00
Lithium carbonate	0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone	0.00
MIXTURE	0.00
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates	0.00

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Chemical	Toxic Hazard
CERTAINTEED LLC	Saint-Gobain	Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.)	50.74
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.	STERIS	Ethylene oxide	49.59
CHROMA COLOR CORP	Arsenal Capital Partners	Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.)	9.86
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITY	Avient Corporation	Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.)	4.58
CHECON LLC	CHECON LLC	Cadmium compounds	4.32

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